Chapter 64 gradually established that the fishermen also performed their duties and distributed...
"Xiaoyu, why are you so strong now?"
"That's a long story. Anyway, you know I'm very strong now. Even if we run into pirates again, I can handle it," Bai Yu said, looking at the others. "We've already taken over the pirate island. The environment there is much better than here, so why don't we all live there together?"
Several people looked at each other, hesitated, and finally nodded.
Not only the Bai family, but everyone else also persuaded their families and chose to leave with them.
There were even some people whose family members died in the fight against pirates and had no relatives to come with them. However, after being persuaded by the others, they all agreed to leave together.
At this point, almost everyone chose to leave.
The group walked down the mountain.
When the ship returned, it was full of people.
When they arrived at the island, the ships docked on the shore were still flying skull and crossbones flags, which scared the people who came back with them. Fortunately, the explanation soon reached their ears.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they learned that the flags were not changed in order to prevent the pirates from returning suddenly.
The boat docked completely and people on the shore welcomed it with smiles.
"That's... Xiaoxi and Miaomiao?"
"I'm glad you're back," Bai Xi jumped directly onto the boat. Auntie pulled her up and down, carefully examining her. "I'm fine, Auntie. We're all fine."
"That's good. I was really worried about you," the aunt said with emotion. "When that incident happened, I was most worried that you would be in danger out there alone. After all, you were still so young. When we were inland, I could have let you go far away on your own, but I didn't know what would happen to you at sea. Fortunately, you are all fine."
"Well, luckily you guys are all fine," Bai Xi helped her get off the boat, "We'll all stay here from now on, and things will get better and better."
On the other side, Bai Ye and Bai Lian picked up Bai Miao.
Bai Miao raised his head and chattered to them, sometimes asking about their days drifting on the sea, sometimes asking about their days living on the island.
As she spoke, the others looked at her and gradually smiled with ease.
When I saw Bai Wei later and saw his injuries, I knew that Bai Wei's condition was much more serious than Bai Yu said. But now he was right in front of me and I could see his condition clearly. Even though I was worried, I still felt more that "it's good that he's okay."
Bai Yu and Bai Xi went out.
"Not long after you left, the patrol saw a pirate ship approaching from a distance," Bai Xi told her. "But fortunately, all the ships near the island were still flying the skull and crossbones, so they didn't notice anything amiss. We discovered this early and took precautions. We dealt with the pirate ship as soon as it landed, but the people on board are still here, temporarily detained. We can inquire about the source of the alleged hidden large amount of silver."
"Okay, I'll let Miaomiao translate it when the time comes," Bai Yu said, looking around, "I see a few more houses being built over there."
"Well, isn't this where you guys are coming? We're worried the pirates' houses aren't big enough and aren't in great shape, so we're going to have them renovate to make it more habitable," Bai Xi took Bai Yu to see the surroundings. "But with so many people, we might not have enough food. We need to bring in the food grown in the forest plane and fill the rest with fish we catch."
"Let's dig up some more sweet potato seedlings and plant them directly on the island. That way, the sweet potatoes grown on the island can be directly fed to the fishermen," Bai Yu said. "Once these fishermen settle down, I'll take them on a boat and explore the area to see if we can do some business."
"If we want to do business, we can buy some cloth from the magical plane. There's a lot of fabric there. It just so happens that many women on this island are in poor physical condition and can't do heavy work, so we can ask them to make clothes."
"Okay, you take care of the things on the island, and I'll take care of the things outside the island."
"By the way, look for Second Uncle and the others."
"Well, once the situation on the island stabilizes a bit, we can let those fishermen go out to sea to fish, and have Miaomiao draw a few more pictures. Let them take them out and ask people they meet. Maybe they can find the person."
It is so difficult to find someone who has drifted away in the vast ocean. It is difficult to find them if they rely on themselves alone, but if there are many fishermen helping to look for them, the chances of finding them will be much greater.
However, the prerequisite is to allow the fishermen to settle down on the island.
For a long time afterwards, Bai Xi changed the layout of the island bit by bit according to the contents of the book. Some of the pirates' original dilapidated houses were demolished, and a batch of new houses were built.
The fishermen also perform their duties and do the work assigned to them.
They can eat and drink enough and don't have to worry about pirate attacks again. Even though life is not so good, these fishermen are very happy. Even my uncles and aunts have quickly adapted to life on the island and work to earn money.
As for the money, they originally planned to use Fengguo's copper coins, but after inquiring, they found that Fengguo's current situation was not very good. Several wars had already broken out in the country. The fishermen were also afraid that the copper coins in their hands would lose their value in a short time, so no one was willing to take them.
There was no other way, Bai Yu could only get a batch of the cheapest copper coins from the magic plane to use as currency for circulation on the island.
Although such currency may become invalid, the three sisters have a high reputation on the island and they are the backbone of the island. Without them, the people on the island cannot live in peace. Everyone is willing to accept the copper coins exchanged for white rain on the island.
Of course, copper coins are not the only currency. Because the location of the island is quite special and there are several countries around it, every time Bai Yu takes people out to do business, he will exchange a batch of currency for supplies. Over time, the currency of any country can be seen on the island.
When fishermen are about to set off to a certain country, they can exchange a batch of that country's currency on the island in advance.
"Big sister."
"Miaomiao, why did you come out?" Bai Yu walked to the bow of the boat, looked at Bai Miao standing in front of the boat, and said with a smile, "Miaomiao has grown so tall without me noticing."
"I'm eight years old, not a three-year-old child," Bai Miao pouted and handed her the thing in his hand. "This is the trace of Sister He that someone found two days ago. It happens to be the same route you took this time. Let's go and take a look."
"I hope this time it's true," Bai Yu took the map with the location marked on it. "So many times before, I thought I'd found it, but every time I failed."
"After all, the ocean is so vast, none of us knows where they went," Bai Miao said with emotion. "But perhaps no news is also good news. At least they are safe. There are so many pirate dens nearby, and they are nowhere to be found."
Since occupying this pirate island, in addition to normal trading and searching for people, if Bai Yu occasionally encounters pirates roaming the sea, after confirming that those pirates are committing many evil deeds, he will take his men to wipe them out.
Every time they wiped out a group of pirates, another group of fishermen would come to the island. Over time, the number of people here increased, and the trade became bigger and bigger.
This time, Bai Yu is going to another country which is about a month away from the island.
The map Bai Miao gave her was of a small island that was about half a month's journey away.
"Boss, we're leaving."
"Let's go," Bai Yu took two steps back and looked at Bai Miao who was standing on the island. "Miao Miao, teach well. Those newcomers need to learn our language as soon as possible, otherwise it will be difficult to communicate in the future."
Bai Miao was helpless: "They are not very smart."
"Of course, no one is smarter than you," Bai Yu laughed. "It doesn't matter. Take your time. After you teach them a few simple things, let others take over. I'm leaving now. I hope I can bring Sister He back with me when I come back."
After she finished speaking, the boat slowly began to move.
Bai Yu raised his hand and waved to Bai Miao.
Bai Miao also waved, and then walked back. Along the way, she met many fishermen, who greeted her with a smile when they saw her: "Good morning, Miss Miaomiao."
"Good morning, there's pork stewed with potatoes in the cafeteria today. Remember to go and eat if you want to. If you're late, you might not be able to eat it."
"Thank you, Miss Miaomiao. I will definitely go and eat."
After walking for a while, they met a few fishermen, who pulled the rest of the people arguing to Bai Miao.
However, there were a few newcomers among them who could not speak the language very well, so they were pulled over to talk by the fishermen who had lived on the island for a long time.
Miaomiao listened for a while and quickly understood the dispute. She said to the new fishermen, "The fields over there are managed by someone. Even if they look a little dry, someone will go water them. If you go water them, repeated watering will kill the crops."
After saying this, he turned his face to talk to someone else, "They have good intentions and can't bear to see the fields go to waste. Didn't they water them on time today? If this continues, we'll have to replace the people who tend the fields from now on."
"I'm sorry, Miss Miaomiao. Something happened today that delayed me. I won't do that again."
"It's normal to have problems occasionally, but the work in the fields is also very important. Be more careful next time. This crop of rice is about to be harvested. It would be a shame to lose it like this."
"I understand, Miss Miaomiao."
Bai Miao nodded and talked to the newcomers, asking them to take time to attend the class.
"If you don't attend classes to learn the language, it will be difficult for you to live on the island. Only by learning the language can you continue to stay here. Once you adapt to life here, your future will be the same as theirs."
The fishermen also nodded repeatedly and bowed to the old fishermen who had started the argument.
Bai Miao left with a stern face. Seeing Bai Xi standing not far away, he ran over with a smile: "Second sister."
"Miaomiao has grown up and can handle things so well."
"Of course, Miaomiao is eight years old, not a child anymore." Bai Miao looked up and smiled at her, "Second sister, I can do more things in the future."
"You've done a lot of things now. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't even be able to communicate with them." Bai Xi raised her hand and patted her head gently. "But Miaomiao is still very capable. When you grow up a little more, your second sister will have many more things for you to do."
"Yeah." Bai Miao nodded seriously.
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